Patents by Inventor Donald A. Lee
Donald A. Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11945410Abstract: A ladder rack system may have a slide with a support flange and a spanning flange. The system may also have a ladder support member adapted to selectively receive a portion of the support flange therein. The system may also have a pivot bracket pivotally connected to the ladder support member. The pivot bracket may be adapted to selectively move the ladder support member.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Adrian Steel CompanyInventors: Elizabeth Elaine Willnow, Mark Anthoney Henry, Jr., Joshua Michael Gerez, Scott Donald Lee, Robert Michael Butcher
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Publication number: 20240102775Abstract: A system for disabling or destroying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The system comprises an anti-UAV system and an anti-UAV computing platform. The anti-UAV system comprises: a plurality of laser devices configured to generate a plurality of laser beams at a plurality of different wavelengths; a coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) combiner configured to combine the plurality of laser beams from the plurality of laser devices into a combined laser beam; and a tracking device configured to detect a UAV. The anti-UAV computing platform is configured to: detect, using the tracking device, an object within range of the tracking device; and based on detecting the object, direct, using the anti-UAV system, the combined laser beam from the CWDM combiner onto the detected object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventor: Donald Lee Sipes, Jr.
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Patent number: 11911084Abstract: In general, scapular tethers and methods of using scapular tethers are provided. A tether is configured to be implanted in a body of a patient and to control movement of the patient's scapula. In an exemplary embodiment, the tether is configured to be attached to at least one body structure in a patient. The tether includes a flexible member configured to, when implanted in the patient, flex in response to movement of the patient's scapula accompanying arm movement of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Medos International SarlInventors: David B. Spenciner, Stefan Gabriel, Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Donald E. Barry, Philipp Moroder, Marc Jacofsky, Aaron Chamberlain, Annemarie Bridgette von Rechenberg, John M. Tokish, Brianna Lee, Gary McAlister, Benjamin Cleveland
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Publication number: 20240053070Abstract: Apparatus for staged startup of air-cooled low charged packaged ammonia refrigeration system includes motorized valves on condenser coil inlets, a main compressor discharge motorized valve, a bypass pressure regulator valve in the main compressor piping, check valves on the condenser outlets and speed control of the condenser fans. The condenser inlet motorized valves provide precise control of gas feed to the condensers, so pressure can build without collapsing the oil pressure. The condenser coil outlet contains inline check valves to prevent liquid backflow when a coil is isolated. The compressor discharge line contains a single motorized valve for regulating discharge pressure at start-up. The motorized valve in the compressor discharge piping also includes a bypass with a mechanical pressure regulator to allow precise regulation at the minimum discharge pressure. Once discharge pressure rises above the minimum setpoint, the condenser inlet solenoid coils will open one at a time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Jake William Denison, Donald Lee Hamilton, Samuel K. Vineyard, II
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Patent number: 11892031Abstract: A compressor includes a housing, a shaft that is rotated relative to the housing to compress a working fluid, and a foil bearing that supports the shaft. The foil bearing includes a top foil. The foil bearing is a foil gas bearing that is backed up by a ball bearing, or a mesh foil bearing with an actuator to compress a wire mesh dampener. A heat transfer circuit includes a compressor and a working fluid. The compressor includes a shaft that is rotated to compress the working fluid, and a foil bearing for supporting the shaft as it rotates.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Charles Roesler, Donald Lee Hill, Jay H. Johnson, Joseph M. Heger
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Patent number: 11873271Abstract: A glycerin separation system heats a mixture of glycerin to about 231 degrees Fahrenheit and then allows the mixture to rest in a settling tank. Over time the mixture separates into layers of differing densities. The layers are removed individually by measuring the density of the exiting fluid. The glycerin is heating in a loop to allow for precise control of the temperature of the mixture. The pH is also controlled with a preferable level of 5.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Donald Lee Bush
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Patent number: 11867230Abstract: A porous gas bearing is disclosed. The porous gas bearing includes a housing having a fluid inlet and an aperture. A porous surface layer is disposed within the housing surrounding the aperture in a circumferential direction. The porous surface layer is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A damping system includes a damping system including a biasing member, the biasing member being disposed in a passageway that extends along the longitudinal direction of the aperture and circumferentially about the aperture, wherein the biasing member is arranged radially outward from the porous surface layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Jay H. Johnson, Donald Lee Hill, Matthew Cambio
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Patent number: 11861811Abstract: A neural network-based rendering technique increases temporal stability and image fidelity of low sample count path tracing by optimizing a distribution of samples for rendering each image in a sequence. A sample predictor neural network learns spatio-temporal sampling strategies such as placing more samples in dis-occluded regions and tracking specular highlights. Temporal feedback enables a denoiser neural network to boost the effective input sample count and increases temporal stability. The initial uniform sampling step typically present in adaptive sampling algorithms is not needed. The sample predictor and denoiser operate at interactive rates to achieve significantly improved image quality and temporal stability compared with conventional adaptive sampling techniques.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Carl Jacob Munkberg, Jon Niklas Theodor Hasselgren, Anjul Patney, Marco Salvi, Aaron Eliot Lefohn, Donald Lee Brittain
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Publication number: 20230418638Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of log level setting at a first component in a remote computing environment. The method generally includes receiving a requested log level for one or more requested features, wherein the one or more requested features comprise a subset of features of the first component, obtaining a configuration file for the one or more requested features, parsing the configuration file obtained for the one or more requested features to create a log level dependency map, and setting a log level for one or more of the features of the first component based on the requested log level and the log level dependency map, wherein setting the log level comprises setting the log level for at least the one or more requested features.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Yue HAO, Bo LIU, Feng YAN, Anish LODHA, Paul Andrew GREEN, Philip Donald LEE
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Publication number: 20230410375Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for temporally stable data reconstruction. A sequence of input data including artifacts is received. A first input data frame is processed using layers of a neural network model to produce external state including a reconstructed first data frame that approximates the first input data frame without artifacts. Hidden state generated during processing of the first input data is not provided as an input to the layer to process second input data. The external state is warped, using difference data corresponding to changes between input data frames, to produce warped external state more closely aligned with the second input data frame. The second input data frame is processed, based on the warped external state, using the layers of the neural network model to produce a reconstructed second data frame that approximates the second data frame without artifacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Marco Salvi, Anjul Patney, Aaron Eliot Lefohn, Donald Lee Brittain
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Publication number: 20230389565Abstract: A shelf stable liquid composition for sweetening, flavoring, and lightening coffee, comprises a sweetener system, a dairy-based lightener system, flavor, water, shortening, and a second emulsifier component. The ingredients are cooked to form a liquid composition that is shelf stable for at least three months at room temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: The Folger Coffee CompanyInventors: Joann Maxwell, Donald Lee Hughes, Lindsay Michelle Crano
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Publication number: 20230364338Abstract: An intravenous fluid delivery system includes a multiple tube portion including multiple IV fluid lines carrying fluid that are removably connected to each other and connectable to separate IV sources and a mixing element connected to the multiple IV fluid lines and configured to mix the fluid from the multiple IV fluid lines and provide them to a single outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Christopher PAGE, Donald Lee HANNULA, Michael R. BIELSKI
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Patent number: 11816268Abstract: Improved actuator and retraction mechanisms for force feedback exoskeletons are described. An actuator assembly for a force-feedback exoskeleton comprising: a rotating body coupled to a tendon and to a spring, said spring configured to produce a torque on the rotating body; and a second body having a surface configured to apply a variable force to a surface of the rotating body by means of a membrane enclosing a volume fluidically coupled to at least one control valve and to a pressurized fluid source, wherein the volume enclosed by the membrane comprises: a first pressure state in which the rotating body contacts the second body; and a second pressure state in which the rotating body does not contact the second body.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: HAPTX, INC.Inventors: Leif Kjos, Donald Lee, Michael Eichermueller
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Publication number: 20230349421Abstract: A porous gas bearing is disclosed. The porous gas bearing includes a housing having a fluid inlet and an aperture. A porous surface layer is disposed within the housing surrounding the aperture in a circumferential direction. The porous surface layer is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A damping system includes a damping system including a biasing member, the biasing member being disposed in a passageway that extends along the longitudinal direction of the aperture and circumferentially about the aperture, wherein the biasing member is arranged radially outward from the porous surface layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Jay H. Johnson, Donald Lee Hill, Matthew Cambio
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Patent number: 11794959Abstract: A moisture tight container includes a container body and a lid preferably linked to the body by a hinge. The body and lid include at least a first seal and a second seal in series to provide a moisture tight seal between the body and the lid. The first seal includes mating of thermoplastic-to-thermoplastic sealing surfaces of the body and lid respectively. The second seal includes mating of thermoplastic-to-elastomeric sealing surfaces of the body and lid, respectively, or of the lid and body, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Publication number: 20230322447Abstract: A packaging assembly includes a container body defining an interior for housing a product and an opening leading to the interior. The assembly further includes a cap that moves with respect to the container body to move the assembly between a closed position in which the cap covers the opening, and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A first seal (40) is defined between the container body and the cap. The first seal includes a protrusion (42) formed on one of the container body about the opening or the cap, and a groove (44) formed on the other of the container body about the opening or the cap. The protrusion is received by the groove when the assembly is in the closed position, such that contact is maintained in a sealing relationship around the opening between the groove and the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Jonathan Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Michael Bucholtz, Randall Christopher LeCroy
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Publication number: 20230258407Abstract: A heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger body having a first surface and a second surface oriented at least partially at an oblique angle relative to the first surface. The heat exchanger body defines a plenum extending between the first and second surfaces. Furthermore, the heat exchanger body defines a fluid passage extending through the second surface such that the fluid passage is in fluid communication with the plenum. The fluid passage, in turn, includes first and second portions. The first portion intersects the plenum at an intersection and defines a line of projection extending normal to the second surface. The second portion defines a line of projection extending normal to the first surface. The fluid passage further includes a curved portion extending from the first portion to the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ramon Martinez, Raymond Floyd Martell, Donald Lee Gardner
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Patent number: 11718451Abstract: A packaging assembly includes a container body defining an interior for housing a product and an opening leading to the interior. The assembly further includes a cap that moves with respect to the container body to move the assembly between a closed position in which the cap covers the opening, and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A first seal (40) is defined between the container body and the cap. The first seal includes a protrusion (42) formed on one of the container body about the opening or the cap, and a groove (44) formed on the other of the container body about the opening or the cap. The protrusion is received by the groove when the assembly is in the closed position, such that contact is maintained in a sealing relationship around the opening between the groove and the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Michael Bucholtz, Randall Christopher LeCroy
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Publication number: 20230242248Abstract: A method for using a rotorcraft main blades or airframe propeller whereby by using a convergent-divergent nozzle with a choked nozzle. The said main nozzle being a component of the said main blades having a rotation system. The said nozzle airflow transmits power giving movement by the said blades through the said propeller rotational movement with maximum thrust and efficiency. The said convergent-divergent nozzle achieves maximum thrust efficiency increasing kinetic energy output.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventor: Donald Lee Adle
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Patent number: 11713946Abstract: A system for disabling or destroying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The system comprises an anti-UAV system and an anti-UAV computing platform. The anti-UAV system comprises: a plurality of laser devices configured to generate a plurality of laser beams at a plurality of different wavelengths; a coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) combiner configured to combine the plurality of laser beams from the plurality of laser devices into a combined laser beam; and a tracking device configured to detect a UAV. The anti-UAV computing platform is configured to: detect, using the tracking device, an object within range of the tracking device; and based on detecting the object, direct, using the anti-UAV system, the combined laser beam from the CWDM combiner onto the detected object.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: OPTICAL ENGINES INC.Inventor: Donald Lee Sipes, Jr.